Delicious Social Bookmarking Presented by: Veronica Outlaw October 6, 2008

Storyboard Layout Link 1 – Storyboard Layout Link 9 - Tag Feature Link 2 – Introduction Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 3 – Objectives Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 4 – Uses for Delicious Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 5 – Advantages/Disadvantages Link 13 – Networks Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 14 – Subscription Link 7 – Import/Export Features Link 15 – Inbox Link 8 – Save web pages Link 16 - Summary

Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Introduction Screen #: 1/16 Introduction Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking What is Delicious? Delicious is a free, web-based social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share favorite web pages from a centralized source. Its emphasis has a power of community and greatly improves how people discover, remember, and share on the Internet.

Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Objectives Screen #: 2/16 Objectives Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking Upon successful completion of this tutorial, the student will be able to: Identify Delicious. Recognize its use for business, education, and personal. Determine its advantages and disadvantages. Create a Delicious account. Install the Delicious bookmarking buttons. Perform import/export functions. Save web pages as favorites in Delicious. Tag, organize, and share favorites. Search for favorites (your personal and others). Utilize the network and subscription features. Discover the use of the Inbox.

Delicious can be used for personal, business, or educational use. Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Uses for Delicious Screen #: 3/16 Uses for Delicious Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking Delicious can be used for personal, business, or educational use. Manage favorites in one location and to another location. Web based and free. 24/7 access. Categorize by interest, course title, topic, project, student, etc. Can share favorites with others. Can view others’ favorites (if allowed). Communication feature to network with others, subscribe to others’ favorites, and have those resources sent to your inbox.

What are the advantages of using Delicious? Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Advantages & Disadvantages Screen #: 4/16 Advantages & Disadvantages Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking What are the advantages of using Delicious? Web based, no need to remember URL’s. 24/7 free access to web site. Share resources with others. Access from any machine or browser tool. Password protected. Unlimited space. Save any web page you want. Network with others, subscribe to others’ resources, and have those resources sent to your inbox. What are the disadvantages of using Delicious? Can’t access the web site if it is down, but unlikely.

How to Create a Delicious Account: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Create Account Screen #: 5/16 Create Account Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Create a Delicious Account: Access http://www.delicious.com Click Join Now to create a new account. Enter Details of personal information, create user name, and password. You will be given the opportunity to follow steps to import existing bookmarks from a computer. Later in the tutorial process, you will learn how to tag, organize, share, and search for your pages.

How to Install Delicious Bookmarking Buttons: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Install Bookmarking Buttons Screen #: 6/16 Install Bookmarking Buttons Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Install Delicious Bookmarking Buttons: Access the bookmarking button download at: http://delicious.com/help/bookmarklets Make sure your "Links Toolbar" is visible. If it is not, right click on any part of the menu bar and make sure "Links" is checked. Click here to install the bookmarklets. (go through the download process to install the bookmarking buttons).

How to Use the Import/Export Feature: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Import/Export Feature Screen #: 7/16 Import/Export Feature Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Use the Import/Export Feature: Bookmarks stored on your computer can be transferred to Delicious so that you can access the favorites from any computer connected to the Internet. Access the Import feature at: https://secure.delicious.com/settings/bookmarks/import

How to Save Web Pages using Delicious: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Saving Web Pages Screen #: 8/16 Saving Web Pages Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Save Web Pages using Delicious: When saving web pages as bookmarks, the URL will be saved along with the title of the web page, which you will have access to change. You will be given the chance to make comments in the Notes section. You will be able to give the bookmark an assigned Tag. Lastly you will have the option to share or not to share you saved bookmarks. Access the Save bookmark feature at: http://delicious.com/save

Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Tag Feature Screen #: 9/16 Tag Feature Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking What is the Tag Feature and How to Use It: Tags are simple keywords or labels that you can use to describe and organize your bookmarks. A tag cloud is a way to view tags where the most-used tags are bigger and the less-used ones are smaller (the size reflects popularity). This can help you visually understand and navigate a large collection of bookmarks. Access the Tag feature at: http://delicious.com/tag/ After you save your bookmark, you will be given the option to label your tags as you wish.

How to Organize Favorites: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Organize Favorites Screen #: 10/16 Organize Favorites Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Organize Favorites: Organizing your favorites are possible by managing Tag Bundles, which is a way to group existing tags into categories. For example, tags labeled as design, painting, and drawing can be group or bundled as art. Access the Managed Tag Bundles feature at: https://secure.delicious.com/settings/tags/bundle Click the CreateTag Bundle button. Enter the name of your bundle. Type the tags you previously saved to add to the bundle. Click Save.

How to Share Favorites: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Share Favorites Screen #: 11/16 Share Favorites Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Share Favorites: After saving a web page as a bookmark, you will be given the option to save the title of the web page, enter notes, and create tags as you wish. If you wish to share the bookmark, leave the Share checkbox unchecked. If you wish to opt from sharing, click in the Do Not Share checkbox, then click Save. Access the option to Share at: http://delicious.com/save

How to Search for Favorites: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Search Favorites Screen #: 12/16 Search Favorites Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Search for Favorites: Searching for favorites or others’ resources is made easy with the Search tool. Searches can be made by Delicious My Bookmarks My Network Bookmarks Everyone’s Bookmarks

Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Network Screen #: 13/16 Network Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to Network using Delicious: Your Network is an easy way to view all the bookmarks saved by interesting people, such as your friends, coworkers, and favorite bloggers. After you add them to your Network, this page will collect and display all their recent bookmarks for you to enjoy. To add a person to your Network, visit their bookmarks page and click Add to my Network from the top right of that page. Or, if you already know their username, you can type it in by selecting Add a user to Network from the top right of this page.

How to use the Subscriptions in Delicious: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Subscription Screen #: 14/16 Subscriptions Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to use the Subscriptions in Delicious: Adding subscriptions all you to choose the Tag created from another user (if you know the user name of that person) and have them added to your account. You have subscription options which allows you to add, edit, or create subscription bundles.

Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Inbox Screen #: 15/16 Inbox Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking How to use the Inbox: This is where you'll find bookmarks that have been sent to you by other users. When you receive a bookmark, the little mail icon in the top right corner will let you know. To send a bookmark to another person's Inbox, tag the bookmark with “for:” followed by their username, like “for:auser”. That person might even send you one back! If you add people to your Network, it's even easier to send them bookmarks, because when saving a bookmark, the People tab will contain their names. You can click those names to automatically add “for:” tags with their usernames.

Summary: Recap objectives… Reiterate uses for Delicious: Education: Lesson: Delicious Screen Title: Summary of Del.icio.us Screen #: 16/16 Summary Navigation Link 1 – Introduction Link 2 – Objectives Link 3 – Uses for Delicious Link 4 – Advantages/ Disadvantages Link 5 – Create Account Link 6 – Install Bookmarking Buttons Link 7 – Import/Export Feature Link 8 – Save Web Pages Link 9 – Tag Features Link 10 – Organize Favorites Link 11 – Share Favorites Link 12 – Search Favorites Link 13 – Networks Link 14 – Subscriptions Link 15 – Inbox Link 16 - Summary (Delicious Logo) white black blue gray Delicious Social Bookmarking Summary: Recap objectives… Reiterate uses for Delicious: Education: Group projects – share resources over Internet with group members Professor share resources with students Personal: Keep all favorites in one place Generate resources database for all uses Business: Create networks among colleagues and other businesses Subscribe to others’ resourches

Senior Instructional Developer / Doctoral Student Conclusion Presented by: Veronica Outlaw Senior Instructional Developer / Doctoral Student Phone: 205-348-6438 Email: voutlaw@ccs.ua.edu